High command reluctant to field CM Siddaramaiah from Chamundeshwari

DHNS

April 11, 2018

New Delhi Apr 11: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is trying hard to convince Congress leadership to allow him to contest from Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency in Mysuru district despite the high command's reluctance.

Siddaramaiah, who wants to filed his doctor-son Yathindra from Varuna segment in Mysuru district, feels his contesting from the neighbouring Chamundeshwari seat will help in successfully launching the political career of his son.

Siddaramaiah, who was here to attend the screening committee meeting for the past two days, is learnt to have informed the party leadership that his move to contest from Chamundeshwari would be beneficial.

However, the party leaders do not share Siddaramaiah's views and they fear that the Opposition, mainly the BJP and the JD(S), might enter into a tacit understanding and field a strong candidate in Chamundeshwari constituency with substantial Vokkaliga and Lingayat voters. In such a scenario, the chief minister will be tied down to the constituency and not be able to campaign in other parts of the state, leaders feel.

The party is banking on Siddaramaiah's popularity and wants him to campaign extensively in the state ahead of the May 12 Assembly elections.

A suggestion has been made to him to contest for Badami seat in Bagalkot district as the constituency has a large number of voters from the Kuruba community, to which Siddaramaiah belongs.

However, the chief minister is learnt to have told the leaders that it would send a wrong message among voters that the ''CM is running away from the home district fearing defeat.'' He also made it clear that he was keen on contesting from Chamundeshwari as he wants his son to win in Varuna.

Political greenhorn Yathindra may require full support of his father as the BJP is toying with the idea of fielding party state unit president B S Yeddyurappa's elder son B S Vijayendra from Varuna.

Siddaramaiah also told leaders about S M Krishna episode during 2004 Assembly elections, when the former chief minister shifted from his traditional Maddur constituency in Mandya district to Chamarajpet in Bengaluru considering it a safe seat and, how he got bad press and the Congress finally lost power.

The party leaders, however, are learnt to have decided to leave the decision on contesting from Chamundeshwari to Siddaramaiah.

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Nati koli saaru, fry, idli, vada and pongal on Siddaramaiah’s breakfast menu at DKS’ residence

News Network

December 2,2025

Bengaluru: 'Nati koli saaru' (country chicken curry) considered one of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s favourites along with steaming hot idlis was on the breakfast menu at Deputy CM D K Shivakumar’s residence on Tuesday, according to official sources.

The spread also included 'nati koli' fry, vada and pongal, among other items, they said.

In an apparent show of unity, Siddaramaiah visited Shivakumar’s residence for breakfast, just days after the two leaders shared a meal amid a simmering power tussle in the state Congress.

Siddaramaiah drove to the Deputy CM’s residence in Sadashivanagar, where he was received by Shivakumar and his brother D K Suresh, who is a former Congress MP.

Suresh and Kunigal MLA H D Ranganath, a relative of Shivakumar, joined them for breakfast, which featured a mix of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes.

Speaking to reporters later, Siddaramaiah said Shivakumar had invited him during his visit to the CM’s residence for breakfast on Saturday.

Asked about the difference between the two meals, the chief minister said, "At his (Shivakumar’s) house it was non-veg, while at my house it was veg. He is a vegetarian, I am a non-vegetarian. I had not prepared non-veg. I told DK to get chicken from the village as you won’t get the original in Bengaluru."

Shivakumar said he had initially invited Siddaramaiah to his residence, but the CM had suggested visiting his place first and reciprocating later. "It was a vegetarian breakfast at the CM’s house on Saturday," he noted.

"Today, I invited him (the CM) to my house. He enjoyed the breakfast, which had his Mysuru taste," Shivakumar added. At this point, Siddaramaiah remarked that Shivakumar’s wife is also from Mysuru.

Saturday’s breakfast at Siddaramaiah’s official residence, held as part of efforts by the Congress high command to ease tensions in the leadership dispute between the two, reportedly included idlis and sambar, according to official sources.

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